Bluestones Staffing
Key purpose of the job
As a member of the Grounds Maintenance Unit, the post holder will be required to carry out a wide range of general maintenance and horticultural duties at various locations throughout the City area, to include Golf Courses, Public parks, Cemeteries, sports facilities, playing fields, landscaped areas and open spaces.
The post holder will assume other delegated duties appropriate to the post reasonably assigned by management.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications & Experience
It is essential that applicants have a minimum of:
Two years’ employment experience in a horticulture and grounds maintenance environment in at least one of the following areas:
- Sports Pitch maintenance (grass)
- Cemetery maintenance
- Golf course maintenance
- Horticultural maintenance (Floral)
Other
- Demonstrate a good understanding of Grounds Maintenance
- Awareness of Health & Safety issues
- Be physically fit and capable of carrying out wide range of manual tasks across any Council controlled site
- A full current driving license valid in the UK
Desirable Criteria
- Chemical Handling and Application certificates PA1 and PA6A
- NPTC Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture or equivalent